May 27, 2007 18:58
17 yrs ago
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français term
societe savante
français vers anglais
Autre
Certificats / diplômes / licences / CV
Translating the CV of surgeon specialising in plastic maxillo-facial surgery and stomotology. He is a member of several 'societes savantes'
Proposed translations
(anglais)
| 4 +10 | learned societies |
John Peterson
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| 3 +2 | academic society, medical alumni society |
Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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| 4 -1 | club scientifique |
cristina estanislau
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| 4 -2 | medical professional society |
Joshua Wolfe
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Proposed translations
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3 minutes
John Peterson
Native in anglais
Native in: anglais 
Works in: français vers anglais, anglais vers français, turc vers anglais, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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23
Selected
learned societies
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Peer comment(s):
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Jim Tucker (X)
: yes, this is the proper term
15 minutes
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Thanks
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Karen Stokes
20 minutes
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Thanks
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| agree |
Richard Benham
30 minutes
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Thanks
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| agree |
AllegroTrans
31 minutes
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Thanks
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| agree |
Drmanu49
45 minutes
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Thanks
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| agree |
Randy Kirk
1 heure
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Thanks
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| agree |
Mark Nathan
1 heure
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Thanks
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Martin Cassell
2 heures
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Thanks
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Germaine07
4 heures
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Thanks
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Vicky Papaprodromou
10 heures
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Thanks
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
-1
4 minutes
cristina estanislau
Works in field
Really devoted and persistent
Native in: portugais
Works in: anglais vers portugais, français vers portugais, portugais vers français, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
club scientifique
Principales sociétés savantes et clubs scientifiques anglophones
Peer comment(s):
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AllegroTrans
: EN TRANSLATION WAS ASKED FOR
30 minutes
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you're right thanks allegro
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+2
6 minutes
Silvia Brandon-Pérez
États-Unis
États-Unis
Native in anglais
Works in field
États-Unis
Precise and on time; lawyer/writer.
Native in: anglais 
, espagnol
Works in: anglais vers espagnol, espagnol vers anglais, français vers anglais, and 7 more.
academic society, medical alumni society
If you can include more context, I can give you a better translation. Physicians are frequently inducted into medical alumni or academic societies, which might fit your text.
Peer comment(s):
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AllegroTrans
29 minutes
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Gracias, Allegro.
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Patrice
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Thank you, Patricia.
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41 minutes
Joshua Wolfe
Native in anglais
Trans-creative, impeccable translations
Native in: anglais
Works in: français vers anglais, anglais
medical professional society
Although "société savante" is usually translated as academic, recall that physicians are practitioners more than they are theoreticians.
2920 Google hits for "medical professional society", including the Amer. Medical Assoc. (see URL below).
2920 Google hits for "medical professional society", including the Amer. Medical Assoc. (see URL below).
Peer comment(s):
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Richard Benham
: This is a very dangerous way to argue. You translate what's there (in this case the correct translation is "learned society"), not what you think should have been there.//Anything with "professional" in it is not possible, but plain wrong.
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In context (a curriculum vitae), we must choose among a multiple of possible translations the one that is most likely to be understood by the target audience.
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Robert Frankling
: The question you raise is valid. The answer, I think, is medical societies fit the definition. Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow ... is a learned society for teachers and researchers of anatomical subjects, including morphological ...
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thank-you, Robert, for agreeing that "learned societies" is NOT what medical doctors would use
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AllegroTrans
: Agree with RF-this is too much guesswork
21 heures
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Ah, but if you mean Robert Frankling, I believe you read his comment too quickly.
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